How many times do you check your email every day?
Many of us have email capabilities on multiple devices:
computers, phones, tablets, and other machines. Opening a few email
messages may not seem like a titanic time waster, but the mental interruption
can divert us, sapping our energy and even stressing us out.
Here’s a simple
solution.
Why not plan ahead to address the whole matter of email
correspondence at the beginning and end of each day? Add a pre-lunch checkpoint,
if needed.
Scan through incoming messages. Delete spam. Attend to items
that merit responses.
Boom. Done.
Certainly, if you’re waiting for an urgent response or
responding to the proverbial fire, more frequent email interaction may be
warranted. Still, as a daily practice, keeping email activity corralled to a
few pre-set times can really free a person to attend to more pressing concerns
throughout the work day.
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